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Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis told ESPN.com that he has secured commitments from 16 schools to participate in a two-tournament event in honor of Nike co-founder Phil Knight's 80th birthday.

Michigan State and Connecticut will play in a college basketball opener at an overseas military base on Nov. 9.

Here are some quick hitters during this crazy week in college sports ... • Villanova is trying to use its rising football program as a way to get in somewhere in the ACC or a Big 12/Big East hybrid. The school is hoping the Philadelphia mar...

Editor's Note: Andy Katz's revised top 25 was published on Friday with Purdue at No. 2. With Saturday's news of Robbie Hummel's devastating retorn ACL, Katz has issued an updated version: 1. Duke: No reason to move the Blue Devils. Kyle Singler an...

With the official start of practice Friday night, it feels like a good time to revisit my preseason top 25, which hasn't been touched since the final underclassman decisions were made in mid-May. Not much has changed near the top. Duke is still No...

Now that we know who's in the draft and who's out, who gets Andy Katz's top spot in his revised top 25? The same team that ended last season No. 1. But a pair of Big Ten teams aren't far behind.

Purdue's Final Four dreams ended in devastating fashion this season after losing Robbie Hummel to injury. But with Hummel returning to a senior-laden squad, the Boilermakers are the early favorites as the top team in 2010-11.

From the most intriguing players to potential upsets, Andy Katz breaks down the Midwest Regional.

Some quick hitters after nearly five hours of our coverage of Midnight Madness on Friday night on ESPNU: • The Kentucky event was unprecedented. I'm not sure I've ever seen an entrance like John Calipari's at Kentucky. It was part Bono at a U2...

From the good (Wake Forest, Louisville) to the bad (Arizona) to the just plain bizarre (Providence), Andy Katz looks at what we learned from Saturday's hoops action.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Maryland and Georgetown are going to downplay the significance of playing each other. But I won't. And neither will the Washington media here to cover the Old Spice Classic. Maryland and Georgetown should have a noncon...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Gary Williams walked into Maryland's locker room Thursday and didn't hesitate to push his objective. Maryland was here to win -- the tournament, not just maybe a game or two. Williams' confidence in his players, someth...

With the new college basketball season set to tip off, Andy Katz highlights 10 things to watch, including games to keep an eye on, surprise teams and hidden gems.

With Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green, UNC is the early favorite to win it all. Here's the early 2008-09 Top 25, writes Andy Katz.

It's never too early to look ahead and try to predict the Top 25, and the Texas Longhorns are the pre-preseason No. 1, writes Andy Katz.

Now that every schedule is out, it's time to grade the top teams. Memphis, UNC and Tennessee get As, but Washington State, Georgetown and Michigan State could have done more, writes Andy Katz.